diff --git a/src/telegram/bot.create-telegram-bot.test-harness.ts b/src/telegram/bot.create-telegram-bot.test-harness.ts
index 7eb9aaf87..76a658648 100644
--- a/src/telegram/bot.create-telegram-bot.test-harness.ts
+++ b/src/telegram/bot.create-telegram-bot.test-harness.ts
@@ -228,16 +228,31 @@ export function makeForumGroupMessageCtx(params?: {
 
 beforeEach(() => {
   resetInboundDedupe();
+  loadConfig.mockReset();
   loadConfig.mockReturnValue({
+    agents: {
+      defaults: {
+        envelopeTimezone: "utc",
+      },
+    },
     channels: {
       telegram: { dmPolicy: "open", allowFrom: ["*"] },
     },
   });
   loadWebMedia.mockReset();
+  readChannelAllowFromStore.mockReset();
+  readChannelAllowFromStore.mockResolvedValue([]);
+  upsertChannelPairingRequest.mockReset();
+  upsertChannelPairingRequest.mockResolvedValue({ code: "PAIRCODE", created: true } as const);
   onSpy.mockReset();
   commandSpy.mockReset();
   stopSpy.mockReset();
   useSpy.mockReset();
+  replySpy.mockReset();
+  replySpy.mockImplementation(async (_ctx, opts) => {
+    await opts?.onReplyStart?.();
+    return undefined;
+  });
 
   sendAnimationSpy.mockReset();
   sendAnimationSpy.mockResolvedValue({ message_id: 78 });
diff --git a/src/telegram/bot.create-telegram-bot.test.ts b/src/telegram/bot.create-telegram-bot.test.ts
index a30d391dd..f3935b68b 100644
--- a/src/telegram/bot.create-telegram-bot.test.ts
+++ b/src/telegram/bot.create-telegram-bot.test.ts
@@ -40,27 +40,6 @@ const ORIGINAL_TZ = process.env.TZ;
 describe("createTelegramBot", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     process.env.TZ = "UTC";
-    loadConfig.mockReturnValue({
-      agents: {
-        defaults: {
-          envelopeTimezone: "utc",
-        },
-      },
-      channels: {
-        telegram: { dmPolicy: "open", allowFrom: ["*"] },
-      },
-    });
-    readChannelAllowFromStore.mockReset().mockResolvedValue([]);
-    upsertChannelPairingRequest
-      .mockReset()
-      .mockResolvedValue({ code: "PAIRCODE", created: true } as const);
-
-    // Some tests override reply behavior; keep a stable baseline between tests.
-    replySpy.mockReset();
-    replySpy.mockImplementation(async (_ctx, opts) => {
-      await opts?.onReplyStart?.();
-      return undefined;
-    });
   });
   afterEach(() => {
     process.env.TZ = ORIGINAL_TZ;